Photo: Uzma Gamal · Public domainMidway City has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Midway City has 626 jobs for 3,547 working residents. Jobs and income earn Midway City C+; getting around on foot earns it B+. 9% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for California as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Midway City apart
Midway City is a place people come home to
There are 626 jobs based in Midway City, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Midway City has about 5,100 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Midway City are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Midway City’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Midway City is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #592 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Midway City’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (18.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Midway City could be anywhere from C− to B+.
How many people are in Midway City by day
On a workday 3,495 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 574 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,100 people are in Midway City on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Midway City: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midway City workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,187 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
8% of working residents work in Westminster
Where Midway City clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What Midway City’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midway City, 2013 → 2023: 517 → 626. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Midway City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Midway City commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Midway City, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Midway City is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #495 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,498 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 17% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 14.6% of Midway City households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Midway City’s commuters take a bus or train.
Midway City next to U.S. towns of 5,600 to 10,800: 2,071st of 3,015 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 25 | Piedmont CA | 10,642 | $250K | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Gold River CA | 7,924 | $175K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Sierra Madre CA | 10,620 | $144K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,069 | Brookfield Township OH | 8,348 | $53K | 15.1% | 3.9% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,070 | St. Albans VT | 6,939 | $58K | 19.5% | 1.8% | 21% | C+ |
| 2,071 | Midway City CA | 7,999 | $67K | 18.0% | 6.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,072 | Springfield FL | 8,551 | $54K | 22.3% | 2.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,073 | Garrett IN | 6,694 | $64K | 15.3% | 4.6% | 16% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,015 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Midway City, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Midway City’s workers
The biggest share goes to Westminster (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midway City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway City | – | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $66,635 |
| Westminster | 8% | B− | A | 27 min | $85,541 |
| Huntington Beach | 7% | B+ | A | 28 min | $120,919 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Midway City’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Midway City: questions
What is the median household income in Midway City?
$66,635 (±$16,433) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midway City?
18.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midway City?
23 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midway City work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westminster (8%, 1 mi), Santa Ana (7%, 6 mi), Irvine (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Midway City walkable?
Midway City is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 14.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Midway City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Midway City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midway City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.